Originally Posted by DHL

The LEOs story makes no sense. All police departments have high speed pursuit protocols and I doubt if any of them involve no lights and sirens. Watch PD live sometime. When in a high speed pursuit and a citizen gets in their way, they usually go around or force them right with the lights and siren. If he was really in a felony chase, there is no way a speeding violation would take precedence. More than likely he was in a hurry to get somewhere and the car he was following was another undercover. I actually had that happen to me sometime back. Two cars (actually unmarked US govt) were booking through traffic and I stupidly decided to join them. They were going almost triple digits and when they saw me following, one dropped back and pulled me over. The guy was out of uniform but had a badge. He could not write a moving violation (probably because of jurisdiction regs and the fact he was not uniformed), told me to wait by the side of the road for a CHP. No CHP ever showed up so I left.

As others have recommended, I would get an attorney because if that 100 mph stands you will probably have insurance problems for the next few years. And count yourself lucky that you don't live in CA; that fine would be over a grand. We pay $500-600 just for a 10 mph over the limit ticket. With "drivers school" you can add $200-300 more.

Originally Posted by fappds

The same thing happened to me a few years ago, I was in my scrubs going to the hospital in my x5 one late morning after rush hour, very similar situation, I entered the highway , was traveling in the right lane, looked in the rear view mirror saw no one but a green compact car way back in the left lane, there was a truck in front of me , so hit my blinkers and changed into left lane traveling the speed limit, several seconds later that green car was on my ***, there was no one in right lane at this point, i sped up to create some distance and this car was still on my me, so i sped up a little more, well at 80 this green car which was a unmarked police car started flashing, i pulled over right away, he immediately tried to justify why he was pulling me over, i said the same thing you did, how was I supposed to know you were a police car, and there was the right lane to go around me, I literally told him i felt he was messing with me and felt like i needed to outrun him , he was speechless, and just walked away from me looking pissed off. No ticket thank God, the whole thing was very bizarre to me.

Originally Posted by mwlmd

The more I think about it the more it sounds like what you are suggesting. The Vehicle in front me looked almost exactly like the one behind me. Both same color SUVs. If he really was in "pursuit" like he claimed he would have flashed his lights on and off to get me out of the way and then went about his business.

I'm betting it was 2 cop cars speeding along and he got annoyed that I pulled in between. Since he wasn't actually doing anything work related othere than breaking the law he tailgated me hoping I would move over. I honestly believe if I hadn't have passed cop #1 and just moved over they would have went on without hassling me. Attorney has been retained. If for nothing other than the experience. I'm betting if he was speeding for no reason he won't show up for the court date.

Originally Posted by ilovemaui

I am curious where in Portland you were driving? The roads here are so crappy It's pretty hard to find a place to drive the speed limit let alone 100 mph. Sounds like a frame to me. Sounds like he played you to see how fast you'd go.

I was pulled over in Washington a couple weeks ago for passing on the right in passing zone. All the cars in front of me stayed in the left lane when a passing lane opened up so I moved over to the right a took off. One of the cars turns out to be a cop. He pulled out and turned the lights on. He lectured me about passing on the right and ended saying "nice car" and let me go with a warning.

Originally Posted by ajeffrey10

Illegal to conduct a stop in an unmarked police car in California, not that a cop would likely care

Originally Posted by mwlmd

The more I think about it the more it sounds like what you are suggesting. The Vehicle in front me looked almost exactly like the one behind me. Both same color SUVs. If he really was in "pursuit" like he claimed he would have flashed his lights on and off to get me out of the way and then went about his business.

I'm betting it was 2 cop cars speeding along and he got annoyed that I pulled in between. Since he wasn't actually doing anything work related othere than breaking the law he tailgated me hoping I would move over. I honestly believe if I hadn't have passed cop #1 and just moved over they would have went on without hassling me. Attorney has been retained. If for nothing other than the experience. I'm betting if he was speeding for no reason he won't show up for the court date.

Originally Posted by ilovemaui

I am curious where in Portland you were driving? The roads here are so crappy It's pretty hard to find a place to drive the speed limit let alone 100 mph. Sounds like a frame to me. Sounds like he played you to see how fast you'd go.

I was pulled over in Washington a couple weeks ago for passing on the right in passing zone. All the cars in front of me stayed in the left lane when a passing lane opened up so I moved over to the right a took off. One of the cars turns out to be a cop. He pulled out and turned the lights on. He lectured me about passing on the right and ended saying "nice car" and let me go with a warning.

Originally Posted by mwlmd

YES!!! The ****er he was pursuing got away. Keep in mind that a minivan doing 100mph is a huge red flag. Was probably stolen or full of meth or human traffiking victims. Good thing he pulled ME over. LOL. The ticket says 100 in a 55.